Hadoop administration is complex and error-prone. Zettaset makes you the expert with Orchestrator?, an enterprise management software solution that addresses the common issues of Hadoop deployment with sophisticated and easy-to-use interfaces and tools. Orchestrator software automates, simplifies, and accelerates Hadoop installation and cluster management, while giving you greater control over your Big Data environment with enterprise-class features that address security, high availability, and performance.

The Senior Product Manager for Orchestrator Hadoop Management Platform will be responsible for the Zettaset Orchestrator enterprise software product. We are seeking someone who can lead the direction and adoption of Orchestrator products and services that make it more efficient for organizations to manage distributed computing environments that use Hadoop. The ideal candidate will have both a technical background in platform products as well as demonstrated experience in leading various cross functional teams to create, prioritize, and deliver against the business objectives and product roadmaps.

As product owner for the Hadoop Management Platform team, you will be accountable for the product success. You will define and prioritize product features, maintain the product backlog, and make sure that the Engineering team is working on the highest valued features.

You will report to the VP of Marketing.

Key Responsibilities

Partner with engineers, architects, and executives on the creation of product vision, strategy, roadmap, and communications for Zettaset products
Manage development sprints to efficiently achieve general availability state; Plan and manage releases to achieve business objectives
Support Marketing and Field organizations with expertise on Hadoop and other Big Data technologies
Drive the MRD / PRD process and requirements into Engineering based on interactions with Field and customers, while managing roadmap implications
Help define product strategy for the Orchestrator product; Get buy-in from executives and other stakeholders; Communicate to engineering, field and customers
Analyze the market and competitors to identify opportunities and threats
Work with Marketing to define and drive technical collateral for the field usage, and collaborate on product launch and announcement activities
Examine customer problems, participate in architecture design, provide technical guidance, and provide suggestions on optimal ways to deploy Zettaset products
Required Skills

8+ years of Product Management experience working with an Engineering team
Strong analytical and problem solving skills
Demonstrated knowledge of Hadoop and related components in the Big Data ecosystem
Proven success and experience with entire product life cycle: design, implementation, testing, deployment, launch, and maintenance
Technical skills and demonstrated direct experience interacting with a technical customer base, including software engineers and IT datacenter managers
Experience authoring MRDs and PRDs for business software
Excellent listening, oral, and written communication/presentation skills with strong ability to influence people at all levels and in various functions and achieve consensus
Ability to manage multiple activities in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment
MS/MBA degree

Preferred Skills

Prior Product Management experience with Agile/incremental development approaches and cross-functional work environments
Aptitude for working with internal and external stakeholders to define requirements and quantify market opportunities ? then driving them to realization
Good understanding of traditional and distributed database concepts, architecture, and design, including data warehousing approaches, industry standards, and best practices
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, comfort with ambiguity
Sense of humor (really)